This article presents a detailed examination of Gordon Childe’s The Dawn of European Civilization, one of the best known books in European Archaeology. An overview of the book, its scope and influence is provided, as well as an analysis of its complex theoretical structures and philosophical context. Detailed sequential analysis of all six editions reveals how the original was repeatedly reinvented by Childe over a thirty year period in response to advances in European archaeology, his own theoretical interests and external political factors. The importance of the book for the history of 20th century archaeology and its role as an ‘ancestral text’ are assessed.

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数字化和重新审视Vere Gordon Childe的“欧洲文明曙光”：庆祝UCL考古学院80周年

本文详细介绍了戈登·柴尔德（Gordon Childe）的《欧洲文明的黎明》，这是欧洲考古学中最著名的书之一。提供了本书的概述，范围和影响力，以及对本书复杂的理论结构和哲学背景的分析。对所有六个版本的详细顺序分析表明，由于欧洲考古学的进步，他自己的理论兴趣和外部政治因素，Childe在三十年的时间里如何反复对其进行重新发明。本书对20世纪考古学的重要性及其作为“祖传文献”的作用进行了评估。